Housebuilder begins work on 164-home project

National developer, Countryside, has begun work to build 164 homes at City Fields in Wakefield.

This is the housebuilder’s first open market development in Yorkshire.

Countryside has joined consortium developers on site at the 152-hectare City Fields, which when finished is anticipated to comprise 2,500 new homes as well as a range of shops and other local amenities.

Countryside will build 115 new homes for private sale as well as a further 49 properties for affordable housing at Nellie Spindler Way. Site preparations began this month with the first completions expected in June 2020.

Christopher Penn, Yorkshire’s regional operations director at  Countryside, said: “It is a very exciting time for us as we embark on our first open market development in Yorkshire. This is by no means the beginning for the team, who have worked tirelessly on our strategy for the site to ensure it meets the needs of the new community at City Fields.

“The next few months will be spent establishing our presence on site, meeting our prospective buyers and introducing them to the quality and specification buyers in the region will come to  expect from Countryside.

“We very much look forward to further expanding our development portfolio and bringing our extensive regeneration and placemaking expertise to Yorkshire.”